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Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) spoke with reporters about the denial to hand over the documents on Thursday, according to the Associated Press . A lawyer for Flynn did not immediately respond to a request for comment. That meeting is where he revealed a message from Trump he said told him to "stay strong". On May 18, the chairman of the intelligence committee, Republican Sen. (more...)

What's more, there are ongoing questions concerning the Trump campaign's closeness to Russia - including former campaign manager Paul Manafort, reported foreign policy advisor Carter Page and of course Flynn, who was sacked for his apparent failure to tell Vice President Pence about his discussions with Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak. (more...)

Nigeria thanked Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross for helping secure the release of the 82 girls after "lengthy negotiations", the presidency said in a statement . The girls who were conveyed in two buses reportedly arrived a few minutes after 7pm. Human rights groups have criticized the decision to keep the girls in custody in Abuja , almost 900 kilometers (560 miles) from Chibok. (more...)

The United States said it voiced its "strongest possible" concern to Turkey over a street brawl that erupted between protesters and Turkish security personnel during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Washington. "If Erdogan's bodyguards who participated in this attack have entered the country on diplomatic visas, those visas should be revoked right away", Lofgren said on Wednesday, slamming Erdogan as "authoritarian" and "an oppressor" and said that it was "unwise" for Trump to meet ... (more...)

The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah has congratulated Iran's President Hassan Rouhani for being re-elected to a second term in office saying the wide participation in the vote proves to the world "the greatness of the (Iranian) people and the Islamic rule". (more...)

Why, for example, would Pyongyang carry out a big hack that hurt its two closest strategic partners more than anyone else? North Korea has never admitted any involvement in the Sony Pictures hack - and while security researchers, and the United States government, have confidence in the theory, neither can rule out the possibility of a false flag, it said. (more...)

However, we've heard personal reports that since these hackers are criminals , they are not obligated to release your files once you've made payments. LinkedIn settled for $1.25 million in 2014. Nonetheless, they say the idea of this being a false flag - that is, an attempt to trick investigators - is "although possible, improbable". (more...)

Pippa Middleton , 33, is marrying her long-term boyfriend James Matthews, 41, in Berkshire this afternoon. A unconfirmed insider told American broadcasters E! how Kate's sister has even had words with the hunk. But in typical Kate fashion-and, perhaps, knowing that comparisons between the weddings would be inevitable-the Duchess of Cambridge's gorgeous outfit walked the line perfectly between being chicly notable and also being understated enough not to upstage her sister on her ... (more...)

Bradford have a concern over Alex Jones , who missed both legs of the semi-final against Fleetwood Town with a hamstring injury. Both sides made their intentions clear from the start. But he finally got the breakthrough five minutes from time when Wallace found enough space to swing a ball into the box which was flicked on by Lee Gregory to the far post. (more...)

Today's pushback from Mr Trump comes after a Washington Post report, later confirmed by other media outlets, said he jeopardised a critical intelligence source by disclosing information that had been regarded as highly secret, even inside the U.S. (more...)

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been given sweeping power to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, including potential links between Moscow and Trump campaign associates. (more...)

The detention of a Cuban immigrant set to rejoin his family after he was mistakenly released from prison, then put back, has raised questions about whether more people from the island nation will be deported from the United States now that relations between the two countries have thawed. (more...)

We then used that baseline to calculate the increase in premiums for a single policyholder at three different ages during the 10-year period detailed in the CBO assessment. But they've never indicated that they didn't appreciate the fact that they had health insurance coverage just like all the rest of their neighbors. (more...)

Researchers in the US, Russia and Israel have also pointed to a potential North Korean link - but it is notoriously hard to attribute cyberattacks. Moon won an election last week campaigning on a more moderate approach to the North and said after taking office that he wants to pursue dialogue as well as pressure to stop the North's weapons programmes. (more...)

We do not do this here. "There is no excuse for this kind of thuggish behavior", McCain initially tweeted after the incident. The incident took place in the mining town of Soma, a day after a devastating coal mine fire killed almost 300 people as Prime Minister Erdogan visited the town. (more...)

Melania Trump wore a black pantsuit with a golden belt and did not cover her head for the arrival, consistent with custom for foreign dignitaries visiting Saudi Arabia. More than a dozen horses flanked the presidential limousine Saturday as Trump was slowly driven to the Royal Court in Riyadh . On Sunday, Trump is to participate in a meeting with member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as a summit with leaders and representatives from around 50 Middle Eastern and Islamic ... (more...)

The 1999 "Plan Colombia", which was defined by former U.S. president Bill Clinton and former Colombian President Andres Pastrana to curb drug trafficking has failed embarrassingly. McMaster. Aerial fumigation briefly reduced Colombia's coca crop, but the spray planes were grounded in 2015 amid concerns that the herbicide might cause cancer. (more...)

Brooks told the paper the criticism seemed misplaced, and that he received pushback from some members of the board for being arrested in January. Brooks is expected to leave the civil rights organization at the end of June when his contract expires. (more...)

Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, a Democratic think tank, said Lieberman lacks law enforcement experience and is too close to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a former USA senator. Since leaving the Senate, Lieberman joined the law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, and Friedman , where he serves as senior counsel. Among their concerns was Mr Lieberman's past praise of Mr Michael Flynn, Mr Trump's first national security adviser, who was sacked in February after ... (more...)

It's been three years since the Democratic Republic of Congo faced down its last epidemic of Ebola . Health officials are trying to trace 125 people thought to be linked to the cases identified in the remote northeastern province of Bas-Uele province in northeastern Congo near the border with Central African Republic, WHO's Congo spokesman Eugene Kabambi said. (more...)